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LADWP Electric Station Operator Exam – Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power – 2026–2027 Edition –
Verified Questions and Answers for Aspiring Electric
Station Operators and Substation Technicians||Newest
Exam!!
Electrical __________ are installed in the path from the
generator to the consumer to provide reliability, flexibility,
and safeguards for the electrical power system. - Answer-
switches
Operators use electrical switches to perform routine,
automatic, and ____________ switching operations on the
electrical system. - Answer-emergency
___________ switching is for maintenance, construction,
cleaning, testing, etc. - Answer-Routine
___________ switching operations include automatic
reclosers (ARs), Voltage Pickup Unit (VPUs), and
Automatic Transfer Switching (ATSs). - Answer-Automatic
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___________ switching operations include insolate
trouble, restoration, 4.8kV Ground Search, etc. - Answer-
Emergency
The placement of ___________ electrical switches in the
power system makes it possible to limit both the duration
and the extent of power outages. - Answer-Automatic
__________ switching performed by Operators in usually
in response to power outages and abnormal conditions
such as overloads. - Answer-Emergency
The electrical function of switches falls into two categories;
___________ of relatively high values of current and
voltage under load AND the switching of circuits to provide
a visual confirmation of de-energization. - Answer-
manipulation
__________ are electrical switches that are used to
manipulate high values of current and voltage in circuits
that are carrying current or will be carrying current
following the operation. - Answer-Circuit breakers
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One of the primary tasks of the Electric Station Operator is
the __________ of high voltage circuits. - Answer-
switching
Electrical current may flow across the contacts of ____ to
____ electrical switches before it reaches the consumer. -
Answer-50 100
The __________ operation of these electrical switches
can pose a serious hazard to personnel, can cause
destruction of expensive power system equipment, and
can cause unnecessary interruption of electrical service to
consumers. - Answer-improper
Transformers and voltage regulators must be energized
and de-energized using __________. - Answer-Circuit
breakers
__________ are designed to open, close, energize, de-
energize, and interrupt normal and abnormal values of
current flow in electrical circuits - Answer-Circuit breakers
__________ are provided as a method of visually
confirming that a circuit has been "disconnected" from
LADWP Electric Station Operator Exam – Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power – 2026–2027 Edition –
Verified Questions and Answers for Aspiring Electric
Station Operators and Substation Technicians||Newest
Exam!!
Electrical __________ are installed in the path from the
generator to the consumer to provide reliability, flexibility,
and safeguards for the electrical power system. - Answer-
switches
Operators use electrical switches to perform routine,
automatic, and ____________ switching operations on the
electrical system. - Answer-emergency
___________ switching is for maintenance, construction,
cleaning, testing, etc. - Answer-Routine
___________ switching operations include automatic
reclosers (ARs), Voltage Pickup Unit (VPUs), and
Automatic Transfer Switching (ATSs). - Answer-Automatic
,2|Page
___________ switching operations include insolate
trouble, restoration, 4.8kV Ground Search, etc. - Answer-
Emergency
The placement of ___________ electrical switches in the
power system makes it possible to limit both the duration
and the extent of power outages. - Answer-Automatic
__________ switching performed by Operators in usually
in response to power outages and abnormal conditions
such as overloads. - Answer-Emergency
The electrical function of switches falls into two categories;
___________ of relatively high values of current and
voltage under load AND the switching of circuits to provide
a visual confirmation of de-energization. - Answer-
manipulation
__________ are electrical switches that are used to
manipulate high values of current and voltage in circuits
that are carrying current or will be carrying current
following the operation. - Answer-Circuit breakers
, 3|Page
One of the primary tasks of the Electric Station Operator is
the __________ of high voltage circuits. - Answer-
switching
Electrical current may flow across the contacts of ____ to
____ electrical switches before it reaches the consumer. -
Answer-50 100
The __________ operation of these electrical switches
can pose a serious hazard to personnel, can cause
destruction of expensive power system equipment, and
can cause unnecessary interruption of electrical service to
consumers. - Answer-improper
Transformers and voltage regulators must be energized
and de-energized using __________. - Answer-Circuit
breakers
__________ are designed to open, close, energize, de-
energize, and interrupt normal and abnormal values of
current flow in electrical circuits - Answer-Circuit breakers
__________ are provided as a method of visually
confirming that a circuit has been "disconnected" from
